[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 31 (Thursday, March 19, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S2345]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet on Thursday, March 19, 1998, at 
10 a.m., in open session, to receive testimony on NATO enlargement.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Thursday, March 19, 1998, at 9:30 a.m. on tobacco legislation 
(Governors/retailers).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources be granted permission to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Thursday, March 19, for purposes of 
conducting a full committee hearing on which is scheduled to begin at 
9:30 a.m. The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on S. 
1488 and accompanying Senate amendment No. 1618, legislation to ratify 
an agreement between the Aleut Corporation and the United States of 
America to exchange land rights received under the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act for certain land interests on Adak Island, and for other 
purposes; and S. 1670, a bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act to provide for selection of lands by certain veterans of 
the Vietnam era.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to hold an executive business meeting 
during the session of the Senate on Thursday, March 19, 1998, at 5:15 
p.m., in the Vice President's office of the United States Capitol 
Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 committee on labor and human resources

  Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Labor and Human Resources be authorized to meet for a hearing on 
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996: First Year 
Implementation Concerns during the session of the Senate on Thursday, 
March 19, 1998, at 10:00 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 committee on rules and administration

  Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Rules and Administration be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, March 19, 1998 beginning at 8:30 a.m. until 
business is completed, to conduct an oversight hearing on the FY99 
budget and operations of the Smithsonian Institution, the Kennedy 
Center, and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, March 19, 1998 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed 
hearing on intelligence matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      subcommittee on Antitrust, business rights, and COMPETITION

  Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition, of the 
Senate Judiciary Committee, be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, March 19, 1998 at 2:00 p.m. to hold a hearing in 
Room 226, Senate Dirksen Building, on: ``International Aviation 
Alliances.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    subcommittee on strategic forces

  Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet on Thursday, March 19, 1998, at 2:30 p.m. in open/
closed session, to receive testimony on the Department of Energy's 
Science-Based Stockpile Stewardship and Management Program in Review of 
the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 1999 and the Future 
Years Defense Program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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